Weekly note

New Zealand in May

4 of the 4 destinations in New Zealand are in season in May: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.

None of these has May as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Auckland and Christchurch.

Ranked for May

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Why
1 Auckland good 17° cool 8d 17C max, 8 rainy days
2 Christchurch good 14° cool 6d 14C max, 6 rainy days
3 Wellington ok 15° cool 8d 15C max, 8 rainy days
4 Queenstown ok 12° cool 10d 12C max, 10 rainy days

Other months for New Zealand

May elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about New Zealand as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.